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Greece
Electoral democracyParliamentary republicUnitary
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In charge
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Prime Minister
Time in power
7.3 yrs
since 2019
Government seats
52%
majority
Next national vote
2027-06
Legislative
Governance score
66/100
composite of five indices
Modern Greece emerged from Ottoman rule in 1830 and spent its first 150 years in a struggle between monarchy and republic, left and right. Since 1974 it has been a stable democracy, though scarred by the 2010s debt crisis.
Leadership
Who Governs Greece
Head of state
Konstantinos Tasoulas
President
Since 13 March 2025 · 1.6 years
Age 67 (born 1959)ManRoute to power: elected by parliament
Head of government
Holds executive powerKyriakos Mitsotakis
Prime Minister · New Democracy
Since 8 July 2019 · 7.3 years
Age 58 (born 1968)ManRoute to power: won a popular election
Ruling coalition
New Democracy single-party majority
Main opposition
PASOK-KINAL
Last national election
25 June 2023
Legislative (second round)
New Democracy won 40.6% and 158 seats.
Next national election
By June 2027
Legislative
Polling slump since the 2025 Tempi rail disaster protests.
Parliament
Hellenic Parliament (unicameral)
Seat distribution (Approximate group sizes, 2026), ordered from economic left to right.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Democracy (ND) | Liberal conservatism | 156 | governing |
| PASOK-KINAL (PASOK) | Social democracy | 32 | opposition |
| Independents (IND) | Independent | 27 | opposition |
| SYRIZA (SYRIZA) | Left-wing | 25 | opposition |
| Communist Party (KKE) | Marxism-Leninism | 21 | opposition |
| Greek Solution (EL) | National conservatism | 12 | opposition |
| New Left (NA) | Democratic socialism | 11 | opposition |
| Niki (NIKI) | Orthodox conservatism | 9 | opposition |
| Course of Freedom (PE) | Left-wing populism | 7 | opposition |
Ideology
Party Landscape
Each party placed on economic and social axes, sized by seats.
Institutions
The System
- Official name
- Hellenic Republic
- Capital
- Athens
- Population
- 10.4 million
- Statehood
- Independence 1830; Third Republic 1974; Constitution 1975
- System
- Parliamentary republic
- Structure
- Unitary
- Current constitution
- 1975
- Legislature
- Hellenic Parliament
- Lower / sole chamber
- Hellenic Parliament (unicameral) (300 seats)
- Electoral system
- Reinforced proportional representation: a sliding bonus of up to 50 seats for the first party; 3% threshold.
- Term limits
- President: two five-year terms; none for the prime minister.
Sources
- Hellenic Parliament
- Ministry of Interior
- EIU Democracy Index 2024; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2025; RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025; Transparency International CPI 2024; IPU Parline, 2026; V-Dem v15 Liberal Democracy Index (approximate five-year readings)
Last verified 2026-10-29. Party placements are editorial estimates.
Data as of 2026-10-29.